When Fonzie takes the note and tells Richie that he loves him is an absolute tear jerker.

@sportsfan5548

Жыл бұрын

To borrow from a previous comment, that wasn't Fonzie telling Richie that he loved him, that was Henry Winkler telling Ron Howard that he loved him.

@ryanfriesen4366

8 ай бұрын

@@sportsfan5548 it was both. and it was to the audiance as well.

@michaelharbuck7847

5 ай бұрын

the fonz showing emotion made it ok for me to show my emotions, thank you.

@nonrepublicrat

4 ай бұрын

whatever

@naimaboukhouf7357

Ай бұрын

😢❤ The scene between richie and fonzie is just heartwarming and heartbreaking

who else remembers gathering around the tv on tues night to watch these classic shows???

@musicoldies83

2 жыл бұрын

With the Laverne & Shirley spinoff right after that.

Ron and Henry weren't acting here..they both admitted it was very difficult for them both to do this scene.

@carriefischer9552

Жыл бұрын

WELL MAYBE, THAT THERE SON IS GETTING OLDER AND TIME FOR HIM TO MOVE ON WITH HIS LIFE IM SURE HIS FAMILY WILL MISS HIM, BUTS THATS LIFE AND HIS FAMILY WILL GET USED TO NOT SEEING HIM ANYMORE 😥😢😭, AND SOMEDAY WHEN HE GETS MARRIED TO A WIFE THAT HE LOVES, THEYLL HAVE THERE OWN KIDS 🧒

@laurapoulsen276

Жыл бұрын

@@carriefischer9552 what are you talking about? Do you realize this was a television show and Richie was already married with kids? Or were you talking about Fonz?

@TheBrooklynbodine

Ай бұрын

Just like the "All in the Family" episode where Mike and Gloria moved to California. No fake emotion there, either!

@JoseHernandez-lj6rt

Ай бұрын

I remember all the episodes, and especially this one. It was sad for me at the time and l knew it was the end of ‘Happy Days.’

I'm now a 48 year old man and this still makes me cry

@metalhead-mf2zf

Ай бұрын

61...me too...

@vinceventresca6763

Ай бұрын

54……and shedding tears.

@charlespeakjr2168

Ай бұрын

I'm 59. I'm still crying.

@deborahconkle6822

Ай бұрын

I’m 69 and crying too

@Michiganderman71

Ай бұрын

52 and the same I never missed an episode. I’ve seen him over and over and over and I still love them.

Even a cool guy like Fonzie isn't ashamed to say "I love you" and nearly cry in front of his best friend..that shows just how much he really cared for Richie.

@gemini2012100

3 жыл бұрын

That's what makes him "cool" in my book.

Anybody else think that this would of been great as the series finale?

@Scripture-Man

9 жыл бұрын

Oh! When I saw this I assumed it was the final episode! Just realised this was a few years before the end. I was only little when this show was on TV so I mostly remember watching reruns (out of sequence).

@JohnCee754

9 жыл бұрын

09kfactor I totally agree -- for me this was really when the show ended. The Richie-Fonzie relationship was really what made it all work for me. Even today I get a lump in my throat watching this scene.

@timobrien8809

7 жыл бұрын

Yep as I said in the post above. Post Richie Happy Days was ok but I just found it a bit creepy that Fonzie was still hanging out with high school kids.

@mikeycapp1

6 жыл бұрын

09kfactor, It should have been the finale for a show that in the first 2 years really touched on Americana in the 1950's following that it became the "Fonzie" show. This was a very touching end of Richie's tenure on the show and in many ways is an excellent example of "The passing of time" !!!

@gregorydietzler7402

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree

for all the criticism that this show became unrealistic and silly and elevated Fonzie to the cult status of superhero, there were some really tender and powerfully emotional moments to this show. This was one of them.

@rockyracoon3233

5 жыл бұрын

True!

@gretchennelson9965

3 жыл бұрын

axltyler Very well said. Agree 100%

@brendalg4

3 жыл бұрын

I always remembered how Fonzie took the letter out of Richie's hand and held it against his heart. Today men can't show love for one another on TV or else it means they are gay

@gretchennelson9965

3 жыл бұрын

@@brendalg4 John and Paul are subjected to the same nonsense. It seems two men can’t be close friends and show affection without being called gay.

@brendalg4

3 жыл бұрын

@@gretchennelson9965 John and Paul who? It's all men not just some. Now I am wondering if women show affection for each other if people automatically think they are lesbian or if women can get away with it. Well at least now men can hug each other which they didn't used to be able to do without being called gay.

Fonzie and Richie really did acted like brothers.

@toyman81

3 жыл бұрын

I do not think Ron and Henry were acting in this scene. It was from the heart.

@annetteyoung5954

3 жыл бұрын

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@joshtroy344

3 жыл бұрын

That was one of the main reasons they knew there was no need for Chuck.

@ccg1171

3 жыл бұрын

He tore into his corn Canon.

@michaelgarcia8602

2 жыл бұрын

Fonzie & Richie we 're Brother in the own way.

shows back in the day tried to teach you the value of being a good person, so much is lost now.

@new_kingdom8679

23 күн бұрын

Agreed

Seeing Ron and Erin say goodbye was truly touching. You can tell that they really looked at each other as family. Growing up together on the show. Getting older together on camera in front of millions playing brother and sister. Such an incredible moment in the show. And sad to see a big part of the show (Ron Howard) leave. There was no acting in those tears. They truly loved and respected each other as co worker and maybe even like family. Rest in peace Erin Moran.

@natalieschannel7675

Жыл бұрын

And yet he couldn’t give her any work in any movies?

@Fireball409

Жыл бұрын

😢

@ryanfriesen4366

8 ай бұрын

He wanted to bend her over.

This wasn't just Richie and Fonzie saying goodbye, it was also Ron Howard and Henry Winkler saying goodbye to each other. I remember this episode as a kid. I cried like a baby then, I'm crying even more now.

@michaelj.r457

2 жыл бұрын

Just read Ron (and Clint) Howard's book The Boys. Towards the end of the book, Ron describes the day he called Henry to tell him that he was not coming back to the show because he was going forward to be a director. Henry's response was "You'll do great. Go with God."

@timobrien8809

2 жыл бұрын

See my post above. Happy Days had it's moments after Ron Howard left but they really should of ended it then. Fonzie & Ralph hanging out @ Arnolds / Big Al's got a little weird & Potsie never fit in with either the adults or teen crowds.

@davidbreen6335

Жыл бұрын

Ron and Henry never said goodbye Heney is the Godfather to Ron's children. The two are still friends today.

@zapkvr

Жыл бұрын

Oh for goodness sakes pull on your big girl panties. I'll give you one point. It was the beginning of the end for the show. It shoul;d have been the end.

@zapkvr

Жыл бұрын

@@timobrien8809 SHOULD HAVE not should of. Even in the fifties the americans valued literacy. What in the smoking hec happened to that place? Christ.

How nice of Richie to come back and say "Good-bye" to the audience THREE YEARS after he abruptly left. The show couldn't make it without him.

After moving to the West Coast Richie transition from screenwriting to directing under the pseudonym Ron Howard and the rest is history.

@officialgilmore22

3 жыл бұрын

...And this is Arrested Development

@derekhiemforth

3 жыл бұрын

Headcanon accepted!

@donaldholderdoc2910

3 жыл бұрын

Well I guess when you start acting at 3 yrs old continually your whole life and Your father and grandfather are both acomplished directors, actors as well, it's meant to be I guess. Now it's even gone further with Ron's daughter Bryce's success as an actress.

@mischiefmakerstudios9900

3 жыл бұрын

@@donaldholderdoc2910 Don’t forget, Ron Howard’s son is also an actor.

@williamchick

3 жыл бұрын

@@mischiefmakerstudios9900 so his is daughter she was in twlight

3:27 " How can you thank somebody who has been everything to you, your brother , your protector"

One of the greatest shows ever on TV. Watched it every Tuesday night growing up. God, these shows need to come back to television.

@MPDLR

27 күн бұрын

I still watch it all the time....90% of my viewing is 80's and before. Shows like this would be controversial now, offensive, and boycotted.

This was definitely the feel good show. Such a touching scene when fonzie whispered i love you to richie. Very emotional

@Spider_7_7

9 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@gregorydietzler7402

5 жыл бұрын

That was a touching moment

@lmw27if

4 жыл бұрын

It wasn’t acting. In a published interview, Henry Winkler said it was raw emotion. He was speaking to Ron not Ritchie!

@jimstinchcomb772

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely the fonz was my favorite

@jimstinchcomb772

3 жыл бұрын

@@lmw27if I agree very moving scene.I can only think of a more moving scene,and that was the scene on fresh prince of bel air when will smith and James Avery hug.during that scene when will is supposed to go on the road with his dad played by Ben Vereen.

It doesn't get any better than that, Happy Days was truly awesome!

I swear, this gets me, EVERY time.

@gregorydietzler7402

5 жыл бұрын

mslizzyborden me too

@battlejack1863

4 жыл бұрын

Me three

@everythingbobbywolfe

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@juliefournier2704

3 жыл бұрын

This was the end of Ron Howard to happy days & the fonz Harry Winkler good bye was real 😥 crying I loved happy days

@gretchennelson9965

3 жыл бұрын

wally young Me four😥

I'm a grown ass man and I'm crying 🤧

This puts in tears! I wish we had more shows like this!

One of the Greatest the scenes in sitcoms history

@pinotnoir6974

Ай бұрын

Mike saying goodbye to Archie would rank up there as well.

The Fonz was always a tough guy with heart. We saw him ask God to save Richie after his accident. And he was emotional then. But here, he tells Richie he loves him. Wow. This scene gets me every time I watch it. This character has evolved from an outsider, to brother. I'm sure that if Richie needed Fonz to lay down his life for him, he would.

Classic tv like this makes me cry, today's tv makes me sick!!

I've never seen this before, how touching and beautiful! I particularly like how Richie goes to put the letter back in his pocket but Fonzie wants it.

@tmart9084

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if there were actually words in that letter and if so , I wonder if Henry kept them in real life as a keepsake ?

Richie had a positive influence on Fonzie

This scene gets me every time. I have to go in a separate room so my kids dont think something is wrong when I cry. This wasnt acting. This was real emotions by true close friends.

When Richie left the 1st time, Happy Days was never the same show. The quality dropped dramatically.

@gregorydietzler7402

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. This episode, when he came back, gets me every time.

@disneyfan8178

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. That, not when Fonzie "jumped the shark", is when the show started its downward slide.

@lechanneldemysterieuxmante1807

2 жыл бұрын

All good shows have to decline, they always do.

Richie was really the true star of the show.

@rockeruss555

2 жыл бұрын

Agree! 👍

@JhomasE

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely! I know I’m several years late commenting but I agree!

The sadest part for him was to say thanks to the Fonz for everything that he did for him.

It's hard to believe that this show has been off the year for exactly 30 years. One of my all time favorite TV series. =)

Richie's letter meant a lot to Fonzie They were the best of friends

I knew my dad would pass away someday because of his poor and declining health 7-24-20. I thought I would be prepared emotionally, but it still hit me really hard when he died. What Mr. Cunningham said was exactly what happened to me.

@sfgnyy

2 жыл бұрын

I am sorry for your loss. His memory be eternal

@goodgameproductionsllc

2 жыл бұрын

My father passed 7-14-20 and this was one of his favorite shows among many others (Mash, Cheers, Hawaii Five-O) watching these clips make me feel like those old days with him💯🙏

@Dante-vf4sd

Жыл бұрын

Same , 10/14/20, still hitting me hard.

@AquaAtia

Жыл бұрын

Same here. 6/12/20. Watched Happy Days, MASH, Hogan Heroes, Laverne and Shirley, Wings, and countless other sitcoms. Miss him everyday.

@sharonjensen3016

Жыл бұрын

My dad enjoyed "Happy Days" too. He was born in 1945 (the same year as Henry Winkler). He's been gone two years now, but it feels longer.

This is where they should have ended the show, not with Joanie and Chachi's Wedding. This was a more fitting end as the series began with Richie and The Fonz and it should have ended there. Even this two part episode resolved Ralph Malph's character arc and had a fitting scene with Richie, Ralph, Potsie and The Fonz in Arnolds. Having Ron Howard come back for the wedding was anti-climatic.

@dan_hitchman007

2 жыл бұрын

The show was already jumping the shark before it... eh... actually jumped the shark. Producers rarely know when to end a show on a high note.

@roamer61

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree.

@davidbreen6335

Жыл бұрын

I agree 100% The Final episode with the wedding was more like a Joanne Loves Chachi t.v. movie.

@lisalucy890

Жыл бұрын

No! I was fond of Joanie and Chachi's love story!!

@davidcoates7615

11 ай бұрын

This was the ending. I never watched it again after this.😅

Holy 54 years old and I'm watching this with a lump in my throat hahahhaa funny how even a simple tv show can make so much sense sometimes.

Fonz almost got me with that I love you. :,(

The most toughest scene for Richie Cunningham was to say good bye to his family.

This was the best episode. That last scene when Richie say goodbye to his family and fonzie gets me every time. I miss this show. (Thank God for the reruns and dvd)

@rockvilleraven

3 жыл бұрын

It was closure for Richie Cunningham on the show.

Only twice on Happy Days was the Fonz actually punched. Once was by a Tom Hanks character and the other was by Richie in this episode. It shows the depth of Fonzie's love for Richie when he took that punch and didn't want to rumble. Anyone else who would have done that, I think, would have ended up "making medical history". The Tom Hanks character, though was also in a later season when Fonz had mellowed out and they ended up making peace, though. In an earlier season, no one dared lay a hand on Fonzie, period.

@jasonirelan4487

4 жыл бұрын

Only with Tom Tom, it was a kick not a punch 'cause Tom Tom the piper's son stole a pig and the way he run the pig was eat Tom was beat Tom went crying down the street. That was before Gary decided to kill the ratings by getting rid of Ashley Fister. There was also a third time where a fellow gang buddy wanted to hit him in the midsection so he let him, and it didn't phase him.

@jasonirelan4487

3 жыл бұрын

Fonz got decked on plenty of episodes. Richie's sister Joanie kicked him a couple times in an episode.

@gemini2012100

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonirelan4487 I think that punch did faze him. He just didn't let him see it. After Rocko left (That was the fellow gang buddy, played by Ken Lerner). Fonzie kind of winced in pain.

@jasonirelan4487

3 жыл бұрын

@@gemini2012100 He winced, but he still overpowered Richie and got him under control in a hurry.

@gemini2012100

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonirelan4487 I think we're talking about two different incidents. I wasn't saying Fonzie wasn't still tough. The fact that all Fonzie did was wince, and I'm not even sure it was a wince. I just know he reacted in a way that showed that the punch fazed him more than he let on. But the fact that he wasn't rolling around on the floor grabbing his midsection screaming in pain after being punched like that showed how tough Fonzie was. A punch in the stomach in the right place can actually kill somebody. That's how the magician Harry Houdini died.

Look at that beautiful piece of acting! Even Howard's "Richie" character believes in fourth dimensions, he smiles out to every inch of the audience who know they want to see him off with a good looking over...knowing that there are people out there who want to see him

@LizzyTexBorden

10 жыл бұрын

Good call. Watched it again with that in mind. Great.

Never saw my Dad cry as a kid. Only when my Grandmother passed and when we watched this show. Miss you Dad

Ronnie I will never forget you or Henry. You and your cast (Family) were a special part of my life as I was growing up and I always thought of you as one of the good guys. Don't Go😅

Thx for the memory. I remembered watching this with my family in the early 80s.

I ALWAYS LOVED it when Richie said “BUCKO!!” to the bad guys.

STILL makes me all cryey eyed...even after ALL these years, great show, great friends, it was like Henry was REALLY saying goodbye to Ronnie...

This, for me and so many others, was the TRUE final episode of "Happy Days", not the Joanie/Chachi wedding BS.

Gosh this show takes me back. That was my Tuesday line up when I was younger. (12 yrs old)

Seeing. Richie & Fonzie one last time together saying Goodbye was a sad 😥 to see Fonzie cry & hold back tears. It made me Cry . 2 best friends saying good bye..

This show had its ups and downs, this was definitely one of its ups. I cried the first time I saw it and every time I saw it in syndication. These two men always came through for each other and the show. I miss this show, and all of its cooky characters.

@cynthiadavid5282

Жыл бұрын

Loved the show a class act

@cynthiadavid5282

Жыл бұрын

Great show cast u dont c this kind of family show any more

Very emotional. Almost when mike and Archie hugged and he told arch he loved him on all in the family

@normathomas9945

3 жыл бұрын

Tear up every time

@maximusprime3459

2 жыл бұрын

...Who the hell are "Mike" and "Archie"?

@MMAfighter38113

2 жыл бұрын

@@maximusprime3459 two main characters from ‘All in the Family.’

@maximusprime3459

2 жыл бұрын

@@MMAfighter38113 Got it. Good call mate, great scene.

@MMAfighter38113

2 жыл бұрын

@@maximusprime3459 👍

That remains one of the great moments in TV history. If you didn't feel like a member of the family here, I don't know where else you could.

Never tire of this scene, and this was the greatest goodbye Happy Days that final season. Honestly can't think of a more genuine friendship that existed between Ron Howard & Henry Winkler. Thank you for posting this?

@Damn-I.hate_bein.sober_0.0

2 жыл бұрын

Why the question mark? 😭

How I miss 😢 these family oriented shows 😢 that tug at your heart

What a great send off by a brilliant tv show.

One of the best moments in television history.

This show was a picture of how life was supposed to be. Family, friends, fun and love, the dream we all grew up believing in and hoping for.

Happy days had a lot of tear jerking moments in its 11 year rum, but Richie saying goodbye to his family and the fonz, is the top tear jerking moment ever.

He went to California to be a writer and became an award winning director.

Seen this scene many, many times & the older I get the more it pulls on the heart strings. Love this show.

Me too. If you have family and Friend's be sure sure to let them know how much you love them. Because no one is promised tomorrow's.

I loved the first 5 or so years of this show. Loved it when Laverne and Shirley made visits and even Mork from Ork was on 2 episodes! I also remember Ralph mouths Pop was a dentist and funny as heck . I remember Tuesday nights Happy days, Laverne and Shirley, Threes company, Taxi then Heart to Heart. Great memories

I felt like that was really Ron Howard saying goodbye to Henry Winkler and those were real emotions.

Oh, the ending with Richie and Fonzie, how beautiful!

@gregorydietzler7402

3 жыл бұрын

Was a great scene

Been reading some of the comments, and I share the same sentiment. But when Richie was looking around the living room for the last time, I believe it was Ron Howard looking at the studio audience, for the last time, saying Goodbye. Been probably 39 years now, since that episode aired, and it still gets me emotional. ❤️ Great show, great actors!

This sene makes me cry every time

@mochafiend1

3 жыл бұрын

Me 2. It was hard holding back tears, especially when watching this scene.

When Howard gives Richie a blank check reminds me so much of my Dad and what he did for all 3 of us. Gosh I'm so happy I grew up in a loving household and have the friendship and love.

@beerstoreguy1240

2 жыл бұрын

Bawling my heart out thank u happy days I loved this show

"I think you just did." That line gets to me, so to the point.

This should have been the series finale.

@mikekrause3671

2 жыл бұрын

yes ,it should have been, but it probably had to do with ratings . the show was still popular so they kept it on

THE BEST OF LUCK TOO YA RICHI. ☺☺☺☺☺☺

Wow Ron Howard with facial hair. He does resemble his dad fellow actor Rance Howard.

Ron Howard was a good actor first as Opie on the Andy Griffth Show and then as Ritchie on Happy Days..

@mikekrause3671

2 жыл бұрын

even better- director

You cannot ask 4 a better friend than the fonz and richie true loyalty

Me and my mom both cried like babies at this scene. Can’t believe it’s been 40 years

This show is one of the best shows that was ever made it's very well directed scripted acted and it involved a lot of emotions this was a great time in my life

So many memories!!!!!! WHY can't we have television shows like this these days???!!!

Absolutely love happy days

If someone watches that, and doesn't feel themselves getting just a tad emotional, then you may need to check your pulse. Those few lines may have the Henry's best performance as The Fonz...awesome work by Ron and Henry.

There's no doubt that, regardless of how well he kept his composure, Howard felt the most sad of all here. : ' (

Loved that show!!!!

i cry at this, and when richie almost dies and fonzie prays

what great memories watching this show and growing up

Oh to go back and relive the 70’s

This was to me the best scene in the Happy Days era. I’m so happy to have grown up watching this show, waiting week in and week out for every new episode to come out. Loved it.

Yes, they did cuss a little bit in the later seasons. In the finale when the Fonz was not able to adopt at first, Howard said the H with your policies to the people at the adoption agency.

@gemini2012100

3 жыл бұрын

I love that scene.

When Ron Howard left the show, you automatically know that the days of this sitcom were numbered.

If a 46 year old man, and I cry everytime I watch this.

@joshuaclayton1313

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, I'm 46 at this writing....

And don't forget that when Mike and Gloria came home in the "Archie's Place" 'Thanksgiving Special,' Mike was out of work. And Archie told Mike that he would always be there for him. "What I'm saying is, while I'm alive, you and your family, you aint going to go hungry."

Why in 2019 I still cry over this scene?!

Ron Howard did become a great screenwriter and director. He has a new movie coming out..💯👍🏻

Such a great show, the lessons we all learned

Cried when this episode originally aired. Crying almost 40 years later.

Hahaha... I remember crying to this when I first saw this episode... Still made me cry and it's November 21, 2020 Hahaha 😂

@all4mePope

3 жыл бұрын

This made me cry too & still does. I love Fonzie & Cunningham in this scene ❤

@lisaencinias4988

2 жыл бұрын

January 2022...and I had same reaction like the first time it aired

Man, I saw this in high school and it still makes me cry

This and the motor cycle wreck one made me cry

When the heart of the show leaves, there’s no point in keeping it going. This should have been the finale.

I never saw this one. So sad. Seen all the ones after he left. Awesome TV Memories.

Love him an all of them

Happy Days started in 1974 and ended 1984. The show took place in 1956 and ended 1965.

@rockvilleraven

3 жыл бұрын

Near the end of the show Howard says the "Braves are leaving Milwaukee" which they did for Atlanta in 1965. They got a replacement with the Brewers in 1970

@markcianfarani8777

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget. Thd happy day show..had a very good softball team ..some people forget.. they were pretty good. They use yo play other celebrity teams.

Una delle serie TV più belle di sempre la guardo e riguardo senza mai annoiarmi. Sono cresciuto con HAPPY DAYS. MITICA.

i continued to watch this show till its eventuall end,i remember tuning in a week later after the last show hoping it was a joke,but it never came back on ,1 of my all time favorite tv shows...still enjoy every rerun